Passengers change to Mank in ÖBB 5090-007 at Ober Grafendorf on 5 December 2010

The driver wait for a last passenger before leaving as train number 351 to Mank with ÖBB 5090-007 at Ober Grafendorf on 5 December 2010

Terminus Mank for this train on 5 Dec 2010. Just a few days to go. Freight was stopped already in 1998nand forced to take the road.

The driver view running back from Mank to Ober Grafendorf on 5 Dec 2010 with a pleasand 40 to 50 km/h in thick snow

a small world near Teufelsdorf in a very pleasant narrow gauge motorcar

Back at Ober Grafendorf and the driver of ÖBB 5090-007 is instructed for the trip to Sankt Pölten on 5 December 2010

Die Lokalbahn Ober-Grafendorf – Mank : Kursbuchstrecke ÖBB 154.01

The last part from Ober Grafendorf to Mank (18 kilometer) of this 760 mm last ÖBB narrow gauge diesel line was closed on 11 December 2010. Once the line was up to Gresten en 62,3 kilometer long. In 1998 the section Gresten to Wieselburg an der Erlauf was re-opened as standard gauge but only used for freight. The section Wieselburg – Ruprechtshofen closed in Februar 2000 and Ruprechtshofen – Mank in December 2003

Salzburger-Lokalbahn 6003 a SGP build from 1952, on a road crossing at Itzling Bahnhof with a local freight June 1977

Lok with freight van June 1977 Salzburg

Salzburg Hbf in thr oprnrf tunnrl st the main railway station. This tunnel section replaced some roas crossings. Plans to get thruogh to the inner city in tunnel never materilized 17 Februar 2012

Bürmoos

Bürmoos

The terminus station at Trimmelkam is Wagenhalle during the night and covered station in day time. Up to 2015 this will be the terminus from the branch line Bürmoos-Trimmelkam. Then it will be lenghtened to Ostermiething 27 Februar 2012

With a few friends we toured that week by camper through this attractive country. Trying to see some off the specials we toured from West to East. Even the Gysev (Raab – Oedenburg – Ebenfurter Eisenbahn AG) offered some boarder crossing steam specials.

OBB 33-132 with special at Aggsbach line St Valentin to Krems 2-9-1987